The new Zealand kayak squad just arrived to lake Bled for their final preparation camp for the Milan World Championships. The team is composed of Lisa Carrington (World and Olympic champion), Marty McDowell (bronze in K1 500m at the first world cup race of the season) and the WK4 of Aimee Fisher, Caitlin Ryan, Jaimee Lovett and Kayla Imrie (winners of the K4 500 at the first world cup race of the season), plus the coaches Gordon Walker and Rene Olsen.

They are staying here for a good 3 weeks, polishing their form for the World champs and Olympic qualifier in Milan. They will be based by lake Bled, mostly using the Olympic center and Bled’s rowing course, occasionally switching to the course on lake Bohinj. Our new electricity powered coaching catamaran was ready just in time for their arrival.